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Anyone trying new crops this year?
Some of mine a Green Zebra tomatoes Black Cherry tomatoes Pink Oxheart tomatoes Quadrato D'asti Rosso sweet pepper Amish Lamb's Tongue lettuce Italiko Rosso Dandelion chicory Purple Plum radish Five Color Silerbeet Swiss chard (in a flower bed) cheers oz, glad the Ark is parked |
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, MajorOz wrote: Anyone trying new crops this year? Some of mine a Green Zebra tomatoes Black Cherry tomatoes Pink Oxheart tomatoes Quadrato D'asti Rosso sweet pepper I suspect that since Carlo Petrini came out with "Slow Food Nation", this puppy has skyrocked off the charts. I have four. Amish Lamb's Tongue lettuce Italiko Rosso Dandelion chicory Purple Plum radish Five Color Silerbeet Swiss chard (in a flower bed) cheers oz, glad the Ark is parked -- Billy http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related |
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On 4/23/08 1:01 PM, in article ,
"Persephone" Persephone wrote: n Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:08:06 -0400, Cheryl Isaak wrote: On 4/23/08 12:20 AM, in article , "MajorOz" wrote: Anyone trying new crops this year? Some of mine a Green Zebra tomatoes Black Cherry tomatoes Pink Oxheart tomatoes Quadrato D'asti Rosso sweet pepper Amish Lamb's Tongue lettuce Italiko Rosso Dandelion chicory Purple Plum radish Five Color Silerbeet Swiss chard (in a flower bed) cheers oz, glad the Ark is parked You are so going to love the Green Zebra and the Black Cherry tomatoes Would those varieties work in So. Cal. coastal? I looked on-line and lots of mail order places sell them, but I hate to pay S&H for one package. Any other So.Cal coastal NG members have grown them? Experience? Know where to buy? I don't recall seeing them at any of the local nurseries. TX Persephone C I get them at a local farm stand. Sorry, it's in NH, but I'd check your local ones for interesting veggies. C |
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On Apr 23, 5:08 am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 4/23/08 12:20 AM, in article , "MajorOz" wrote: Anyone trying new crops this year? Some of mine a Green Zebra tomatoes Black Cherry tomatoes Pink Oxheart tomatoes Quadrato D'asti Rosso sweet pepper Amish Lamb's Tongue lettuce Italiko Rosso Dandelion chicory Purple Plum radish Five Color Silerbeet Swiss chard (in a flower bed) cheers oz, glad the Ark is parked You are so going to love the Green Zebra and the Black Cherry tomatoes Thank you. I'm looking forward to having them. I forgot to mention that I am also growing leeks for the very first time. Package says 150 days and it is best to wait for frost before harvesting. Izzat so? cheers oz, who got almost all his seeds from Baker Creek |
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On Apr 24, 10:21 am, Charlie wrote:
On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:25:12 -0700 (PDT), MajorOz wrote: I forgot to mention that I am also growing leeks for the very first time. Package says 150 days and it is best to wait for frost before harvesting. Izzat so? Which variety did you plant? I've always planted the Giant Musselburgh, though I have Blue Solaize (from seedsavers) in storage. They are American Flag, a Ferry-Morse/wal-mart hybrid. BC didn't have any the day I was seed shopping. Will saved seeds from hybrids produce? Cool weather and a little frost improves the flavor somewhat, so I've heard. We start using them when they get some size to them and we can't wait any longer. MMMMmm...tater and leek soup........ They will stay in the ground and good into the winter. Mulch em' good. I've harvested in Dec. You should have good luck, down yonder. ;-) cheers oz, who got almost all his seeds from Baker Creek Charlie, who got almost all his there too! The May 4-5 planting festival there will be a hoot. I can't go Sunday, but will be there pickin', singin', and browsin' Monday. cheers oz |
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oups.com: Will saved seeds from hybrids produce? well, yes, but... you won't get anything like the hybrid parent. the resulting plants may be like their grandparents, or maybe not. IOW, if you plant seeds from a hybrid leek, you'll get some sort of a leek, but it may have undesirable traits, like susceptability to disease or slow growth, small size, bland flavor... (or they could be really good) lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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On Apr 24, 2:44 pm, enigma wrote:
MajorOz wrote oups.com: Will saved seeds from hybrids produce? well, yes, but... you won't get anything like the hybrid parent. the resulting plants may be like their grandparents, or maybe not. IOW, if you plant seeds from a hybrid leek, you'll get some sort of a leek, but it may have undesirable traits, like susceptability to disease or slow growth, small size, bland flavor... (or they could be really good) I have been messing about with roses for only a few years, and three years ago got some cheapie ones late in the season. They were nice and filled out a bed of other flowers. That winter, my inexperience and their poor quality combined to have them freeze. My friend, who is somewhat of an expert, told me to: 1. buy better roses 2. prune, mulch, etc and take care of them I ignored what appeared to be dead roots that year. A year later, from the (what he called) Chinese root stock, beautiful copper colored roses sprung. They have produced every since. Sometimes, nice surprises happen. Anyhow, thanx for the answer. cheers oz |
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ups.com: Sometimes, nice surprises happen. especially with roses... i have one that came with the house, & i was pretty busy & distracted when i first moved here (old house, pregnancy at 47, you know, things get hectic) so i didn't prune or mulch it the first couple years. now it blooms pink in June & then from mid-July to frost it blooms dark red. one of those is the rootstock :) lee -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA. |
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